The deck was in need of rebuild anyways. It was all 2x6 24"OC and while that was fine for the construction and spans all the posts were just buried in the ground, center ones had rotted off and in general looked rough after 38yrs. The big oak had grown into it and started to shift ~2" out of plumb. Deck removed, oak tree gone, septic fixed, leaking faucet replaced and now nice new deck.
cnice_37 heres your grunt I have little brand loyalty on power tools This little hitachi palm nailer paid for itself on the hurricane ties Cutting implements old Black and Decker Circsaw has been through the ringer big 10-1/4 Milwaukee for posts, Milwaukee sawzall, Metabo grinder with polyfan for tuning down the high spots and a hand saw for when that's all you need. Drills impact driver is hard to beat when you have a bunch of screws to drive. 12" sliding compound miter bought this when I resided the house with hardieboard it's earned its keep
basod are you planning to cover the joists with any type of flashing? I love building decks -- sort of like treehouses as a kid. Edit: I was just looking back at some photos. WRT this one: Deck build It looks like you've attached your beams to your posts using only through bolts. Does this comply with code in your area?
I ruled out the joist weather flashing. We don't have snow load down here and there was no rot on the joists removed from old deck. Plus all these 2x10 are ground contact rated. I know it might stop some creaking but plan is camo deck fastening system essentially all toe screwed hidden fasteners.
Yes they are setting in notches on the posts Depth perspective doesn't show that 2x6 bracing is forth coming for lateral loads I enjoy deck builds as well. I used to build them on my off days when I was working shift. Now relegated to weekends and afternoons
No permits or inspections out here in the country. It's all built above code engineering specifications. Engineers don't design AND build things that can fail- Im not a weekend warrior slinging from the hip
I used galvanized mobile home tie-down strap under a recent deck for lateral stabilization. Its attached to each joist. I also installed 45 degree cross braces between beams and posts but they really didn't seem needed since the strap under the joist worked so well. For those wondering, the black stuff is EPDM that drains to a gutter located on the far side of the beam. There's also blocking directly above the beam but its hard to see because of the EPDM.
How do you attach the epdm? I saw there's actually a product on the market now to divert rain between joists I'm sure they're $$$$ over epdm - don't need it on my build
Its attached to the top of the joists with staples initially. Then the deck boards were laid over that. There's a piece of EPDM for each joist bay cut to a trapezoidal shape.
basod I just used plastic roofing available from BBS 32" wide bought in length of deck added PT shims to have correct drop.
Not much progress, thunderstorms past two afternoons. Placed the decking order- then found out they have to make it and/or kiln dry... If it was a homeowner build and 2-3day instant gratification was wanted for half price could be decking Thursday/Friday. I'd rather pay double materials and do it once than 1/2price and do it twice 10-20yrs down the road... ain't getting any younger
Took off early from work thinking I'd be able to get something done.... The hit&miss thunderstorms have been more hit all week.
Skies cleared for a bit. Squared off the left corner and added the 45deg breezeway. With out this when the screen porch is done there would be a tiny 2' connection on the two outer decks
